Beef between boyfriends over sandwich leads to alleged assault

An alleged lovers' quarrel over a sandwich landed one man in jail last weekend.

Enrique Reyna, 63, was charged on July 9 with assault family violence with a previous conviction – a third degree felony. He was out of the Wichita County Jail Friday on $1,500 bail.

According to the probable cause affidavit:

Around 12:59 p.m. on July 9, Wichita Falls police were dispatched to the 700 block of Brook Avenue for an assault. The victim said Reyna –his boyfriend of the last 11 years – had assaulted him at their residence in the 1800 block of Seventh Street.

The victim said Reyna was seated on the couch when he walked by. He said Reyna began yelling at him and then kicked him in the chest, legs and groin, which caused him to fall to the ground.

The officers did not see any visible injuries, but the man said he felt pain during the assault.

Police went to the couple's residence on Seventh Street and located Reyna. The officer asked if the couple was getting along, and Reyna said the victim was upsetting him.

At that time, Reyna made a res gestae statement that the victim walked by him, attempted to eat Reyna's sandwich and Reyna pushed the victim then kicked him.

Reyna's criminal history was checked and revealed he has a previous assault conviction on Feb. 25, 2009. Therefore, the charge was enhanced to a third degree felony.